Monthly Archives: May 2012

Iron Patriot another villain for ‘Iron Man 3?’

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Here’s another one of those “how many months until this movie comes out?” posts. The Internet was all abuzz in the past couple of days with news and speculation about “Iron Man 3,” the first post-”Avengers” Marvel movie, coming out … Continue reading →

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‘Mad Men’ puts a price on ‘The Other Woman’

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

I want to be clear that I haven’t seen every episode of “Mad Men.” I watched early on, then faded on the show for a while, then came back and have watched religiously — every Sunday! — for the past … Continue reading →

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The Great Newspaper Comics Challenge Part 14

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Our regular look at newspaper comic strips. Because surely modern-day comics can top “Superman” building a guy a house! “Classic Peanuts” shows Snoopy rooting for his “bird tenants” to learn to fly. Once again, Snoopy is surrounded by little blue … Continue reading →

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Better days: Muncie’s Ski-Hi Drive-In

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

From the early 1950s — one source says 1952 — until just the past few years, the Ski-Hi Drive-In just north of Muncie, Indiana, entertained a couple of generations of moviegoers. Beginning in the 1980s, drive-in movie theaters — which … Continue reading →

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Cool ‘Dark Knight’ images

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

I’m still not sure how much I’m looking forward to Chris Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” I thought the first two films in his trilogy were good if dark but I’m afraid Nolan is creating a claustrophobic world. Maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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iPhoneography: The beauty of cemeteries

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

There’s something about cemeteries, particularly historic cemeteries, that really suits photography. Cemeteries are places of mourning and remembrance and celebration. They’re also places where art and architecture and personal taste — of the deceased and the loved ones left behind … Continue reading →

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Monster World memories: Captain Company

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

How many of us monster kids, living in the heyday of the Monster World in the 1960s, saved up our nickels until we could stop thumbing through the pages of Famous Monsters of Filmland and actually order something from those … Continue reading →

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Brian Freeman is small-town tough in ‘Spilled Blood’

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

If you’re tried Brian Freeman’s books — many of them crime novels focusing on cops and lawbreakers in Minnesota — you know Freeman writes with a little bit of … kink. There’s an element of the lascivious in his stuff. … Continue reading →

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Who is Joseph Gordon-Levitt in ‘Dark Knight Rises?’

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

He’s Robin! He’s the Riddler! He’s the next Batman! Want my wild-ass guess? He’s the next Batman. Since last year, online speculation has been steadily rumbling about who Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays in “The Dark Knight Rises.” Surely the explanation — … Continue reading →

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‘Walking Dead’ reveals Michonne

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

If we start our “Walking Dead” countdown now, how great a fever pitch of anticipation will we reach by the time the AMC end-of-the-world series returns in October? And yet … Entertainment Weekly has a cool pic. Here’s Danai Gurira … Continue reading →

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